The 5th Toronto Independent Music Awards took place on Fri. July 23rd @ The Phoenix Concert Theater in Toronto, Ontario.  We awarded 20 artists in various genre categories with $60,000 in industry sponsored prizes and exposure! 17 of 20 categories were  recorded material categories, where artist submitted their songs via .mp3 or CD. 3 of 20 categories were BEST LIVE categories which included BEST LIVE – Electric, BEST LIVE – Acoustic and BEST LIVE – Urban categories, where artists competed against hundred of other musicians to earn a nomination in the BEST LIVE category. BEST LIVE showcases took place every Wednesday night at The Central in Toronto, Ontario over a period of 2 seasons.

The TIMAs were hosted by Sean Ward and D’Anise. The TIMAs had a special introductory performance by Ripple Rhythm and 9 other performances by  2008 winners including: Marinda, Mike Celia, Lori Nuic, JD ERA, Jumple, Warmachine, All the Trendy Kids, a headlining set by The Ruby Spirit and a surprise performance by TIMA 2009-2010 winners of BEST LIVE – Electric, The MacHams. DJ Linky Beatz entertained the crowd with rippin’ segments.

Special VIP presenters included: Rudy Blair (860 News), Barry Haugen (President of the Ontario Country Music Association), Sarina Paris, The Artist Life, Aleesia, Peter Linseman, The Johnstones, Dulce Barbosa and many more.

ATTENDANCE:
General Admission Tickets: 301
Sponsors and Ticket Giveaways: 226
VIPs:64
Nominees: 261 band members
Presenters: 26
Media: 52
TOTAL: 930 throughout the night = SOLD OUT!

TIMA 2009-2010 WINNERS:

Best Female-Fronted:Amy Towers
Best Adult Contemporary:Rehan Dalal
Best Jazz: The Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet
Best Rap: MAGNOLIUS
Best Urban:Alexandra Kane
Best Metal:Conflicted
Best Acoustic:Alistair Blaik Bundale
Best Folk:DALA
Best Country:The River Junction Band
Best International, Best USA and Best Out-Of-Province:The White Ravens
Best Young Songwriter(s):TJ Whitelaw
Best World Music:JAFFA ROAD
Best Punk:Cut Throat Kids
Best Pop:Darrelle London
Best Indie Rock:The Strange
Best Alternative Rock:WAXMEN
Best Song:Morgan Sadler – “Go On”
BEST LIVE – Urban:Rich Kidd
BEST LIVE- Acoustic:Yiannis Kapoulas
BEST LIVE-Electric:The MacHams

TIMA PRIZES: Click HERE for a comprehensive .pdf of prizes. WINNERS are being contacted this week with contact information for their prizes!

TIMA PRINT MATERIAL AND DIGITAL:
The TIMAs distributed 500 programs and 1000 TIMA 2009-2010 Compilation CDs to all attending guests.

RIGHT CLICK > “SAVE LINK AS” the links below to download the PRINT MATERIAL:
TIMA 2009-2010 Program
TIMA Compilation CD and Digipack Password for the Digipack is: TIMA0910

TIMA WEBSITE STATS:

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TIMA MEDIA COVERAGE:
This year the Toronto Independent Music Awards was featured in dozens of outlets, and the coverage totaled over one million impressions. Coverage included:

Exclaim!
Eye Weekly
680News
BlogTO
Canadian Musician
HipHossip
Now Toronto
Orangeville Banner
TO Snobs Music
Urbanology Magazine
ViralIndie

And many more….

FOR PRESS CLIPPINGS, Check out the “Press” section we update them periodically as we can!

Hey everyone,

TIMA prize packages for winners will be in your inbox by Friday, August 16th, 2010. Post-TIMA event package for sponsors, presenters, performers, VIPs and Media will also be in your inbox by Fri. August 16th, 2010.

Coming up: TIMAs re-launch our showcase series, new website and new application process! Stay tooned!

Thanks for your patience!

Hey Everyone,

Lots of you are emailing us with post-TIMA questions, prize information for winners, etc. Our team is now getting prepared for back to work and back to school. We are now putting together Thank You packages, prize contact sheets,  a post-TIMA one-sheet with stats, updating the press section of the website, updating photos and lots of other fun stuff for all of you.

Please give us a couple weeks to get back in the swing of things!

Thank you for your understanding and patience!

-TIMA TEAM

Hey Everyone,

Awesome video of the TIMAs put together by Sean Ward – word up to Guerilla Printing and FatLabs!